CareerTIP of the Week

How to Hear and Follow God’s Calling – Part 1
By Brian Ray, Founder Crossroads Career® Network

“Calling is the truth that God calls us to Himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism and direction lived out as a response to His summons and service.” The following 11 actions have helped people hear and follow God and His calling.

1. Worship God
There is no calling without a Caller. Take dedicated time to worship, glorify, praise and thank Him. Then as you live and work every day from waking until sleeping, do everything to honor Him.

“Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship … in the splendor of his holiness.”
Psalm 29:2

2. Read and Study the Bible
The Bible is God’s authority and our manual for living. Consider it as bread, and feed from it every day. If you have never read the Bible, consider starting with the book of John, Ephesians or Psalms.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”
Psalm 119:105

3. Pray
Be in conversation with God every day, perhaps multiple times during every day. He is always available. Pray for guidance. Read a Psalm as your own personal prayer.

“Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
Psalm 143:8

4.   Listen to God
Prayer is two-way communication. In a journal, notebook or this Workbook, write thoughts that come to your mind for later reflection and Bible study.

“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10

5. Be with Christians
Spend time with Christians who you like and who like you. Study the Bible together. Pray together. Encourage one another. Follow the ABCs of Accountability, Belonging and Care.

“… consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”
Hebrews 10:24

6. Seek Wise Counsel
Seek wisdom first from above (James 3:17) and then from other people. Some may be friends. Some may be strangers with whom talk with only once.

“Let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance.”
Proverbs 1:5

Taken from page 8 of the introduction to “Maximize Your Career” Workbook.

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